EP2856438A4 - Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like - Google Patents
Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the likeInfo
- Publication number
- EP2856438A4 EP2856438A4 EP13799965.2A EP13799965A EP2856438A4 EP 2856438 A4 EP2856438 A4 EP 2856438A4 EP 13799965 A EP13799965 A EP 13799965A EP 2856438 A4 EP2856438 A4 EP 2856438A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- consumer
- methods
- coin discrimination
- discrimination systems
- optical coin
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G06V20/00—Scenes; Scene-specific elements
- G06V20/60—Type of objects
- G06V20/66—Trinkets, e.g. shirt buttons or jewellery items
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F18/00—Pattern recognition
- G06F18/20—Analysing
- G06F18/23—Clustering techniques
- G06F18/232—Non-hierarchical techniques
- G06F18/2323—Non-hierarchical techniques based on graph theory, e.g. minimum spanning trees [MST] or graph cuts
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
- G06V10/40—Extraction of image or video features
- G06V10/42—Global feature extraction by analysis of the whole pattern, e.g. using frequency domain transformations or autocorrelation
- G06V10/431—Frequency domain transformation; Autocorrelation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G06V20/00—Scenes; Scene-specific elements
- G06V20/80—Recognising image objects characterised by unique random patterns
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
- G07D5/02—Testing the dimensions, e.g. thickness, diameter; Testing the deformation
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US13/489,043 US9036890B2 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like |
| PCT/US2013/040704 WO2013184292A1 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2013-05-13 | Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP2856438A1 EP2856438A1 (en) | 2015-04-08 |
| EP2856438A4 true EP2856438A4 (en) | 2016-09-28 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP13799965.2A Withdrawn EP2856438A4 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2013-05-13 | Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (2) | US9036890B2 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP2856438A4 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2013272209B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2870839A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2013184292A1 (en) |
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| US9036890B2 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2015-05-19 | Outerwall Inc. | Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like |
| US8967361B2 (en) | 2013-02-27 | 2015-03-03 | Outerwall Inc. | Coin counting and sorting machines |
| US9022841B2 (en) | 2013-05-08 | 2015-05-05 | Outerwall Inc. | Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methods |
| US9443367B2 (en) | 2014-01-17 | 2016-09-13 | Outerwall Inc. | Digital image coin discrimination for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like |
| US10685523B1 (en) * | 2014-07-09 | 2020-06-16 | Cummins-Allison Corp. | Systems, methods and devices for processing batches of coins utilizing coin imaging sensor assemblies |
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